By Jason Goodwin, Independent (London), 26 March
1999. Ottoman rule brought peace and prosperity. Many Ottoman
dignitaries were Albanian. Albanians became enthusiastic
supporters of the Ottoman Empire, sharp at exploiting the wide
horizons which the Ottomans opened up.

By Remzi Lani, AIM Tirana, 16 December 1999. Albania fell
one year after the Berlin Wall, on December 1990. Like in
the other East European countries, the peaceful rallies and
tables' negotiations were the symbols of the Democratic
Movement. Nine years after, probably Albania is the
ex-communist country that has changed more.